Mnemba Island Snorkeling: Discover Tanzania's Rare Marine Life and Swim with Dolphins

Boost your prospects of encountering some of Tanzania’s elusive aquatic creatures on a snorkeling trip that guides you to the prime wildlife viewing locations around Mnemba Island.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Mnemba Island - Activities start at 8:30 AM with a motorboat departure from Mama Mia Restaurant Beach or the northern beaches of Zanzibar (Kendwa or Nungwi). Pickup begins 40 minutes prior to boat departure. The boat ride takes approximately 45 minutes. The first stop is Dolphin Point, where guests can swim with dolphins. Next, we head to the Mnemba marine conservation area for snorkeling among vibrant coral reefs, home to a variety of colorful fish such as Nemo, Dory, Grouper, Zebra, Cornet, Rainbow, Moray, and Trumpet fish. Finally, we visit the sandbank, which appears depending on the sea tide. The trip runs from 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM.
What's Included
  • Zanzibar Tropical Fruits
  • Bottled water
  • Motorboat
  • Use of snorkeling equipment
  • All fees and/or taxes
  • Local Guide
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Helen_t
Sep 30, 2024
Best day of our time in Zanzibar - Thank you to Ludo and Ochu for making this the best day of our holiday! The boat trip was brilliant from start to finish. I am not a very confident swimmer and I really appreciate Ludo looking after me whilst snorkelling. It was three amazing experiences in one trip - swimming with dolphins, delicious fresh fruit at the sandbanks and the snorkelling. Thank you both!
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Getaway27663078007
Sep 30, 2024
Good tour. - good tour. Everything went well and we had the chance to do everything as advertised. We could see and be in the water with them. Snorkeling is good as well. I recommend.
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E5352sbjm
Sep 30, 2024
Cool Experience, Had fun, great fruits - The experience was great, we saw and swam with the dolphins. Hassan and the cptn were great, they really deserve out recognition. Hassan took great videos of the dolphins for us, he's so good at what he does. Precision, you don't go to mnemba island but a snork spot a bit away from it. The snork spot is not on our top spots but even tho we've seen pretty things down there.
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Jack_b
Sep 26, 2024
Surreal dolphin experience - A very memorable trip for all the right reasons! We were picked up from the beach in front of our hotel (very James Bond!), we had a total of 6 guests on the tour so it felt very intimate. We had the opportunity, not only to see dolphins, but to swim with them. This was a jaw dropping experience. We swam very close to these beautiful creatures and that was thanks to the expert crew who anticipated where they would surface. We travelled from here to Mnemba Island where we had the opportunity to see some lovely reefs with snorkeling equipment provided by the tour. I'm rubbish at snorkeling, but still managed to see all manor of fish and reefs. After this we travelled at a very leisurely pace to a 'natural swimming pool' which was a shallow section in the middle of the sea, quite surreal but a good experience. During our slow ride back to the hotel, again a beach front drop off, we were served fruit which was again lovely. The crew were brilliant and friendly, very knowledgeable about the wildlife, and on hand to answer any questions. Our captain Ali explained the steps they take to ensure they protect the wildlife and it showed that they cared and respected the surrounding. Thanks to Raheem for the smooth ride. Would recommend 10/10.
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Sara
Sep 25, 2024
Fun Tour! - Fun tour! Communication was good throughout the whole process. Meki was a great captain and Hassan took very good care of us. I appreciate that they checked in with us during the excursion to make sure we were having fun and were comfortable in the water. Got to experience the dolphins and see lots of fish while snorkelling!
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Sightseer31458973119
Sep 25, 2024
Nice trip - The trip was really beautiful, amazing to swim with dolphins. Reef was also amazing! We were picked up at the hotel. Nice lads, thank you!!!
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Carly1987
Sep 24, 2024
“Best day of my mums life” - I booked this trip for a 60th Birthday treat for my mum as a bucket list activity. She called me after and thanked me for the best day of her life and sent my family the following message: Thanks Osman and Ali from Captain Barnaba boats for ensuring I had the most memorable birthday present ever. We snorkelled a reef next to Mnemba island, loads of reef fish, then Osman took us away from the loads of other boats to a quiet spot where we got to swim with the most beautiful, huge wild bottlenosed dolphins without any crowds , just the few people in our little 8 seater boat , (we had left the crowds behind searching elsewhere) then we had fresh fruit on a quiet sandbar, again only us and one other boat !! Others all headed to main sandbar. Everyone then sang happy birthday to me which was very sweet and made my birthday so special . I feel so blessed to be this lucky . Thanks Kids for and amazing birthday present.A day I'll never forget. Thanks Captain Barnaba and Team for making my mums day so special. She will never forget the experience that you have given her and I will be forever grateful xxx
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Sarahwb9028kk
Sep 23, 2024
Beautiful experience - We had such an incredible experience everything was perfect. It was also my birthday on this day and captain super and ail made my day extra special with balloons singing happy birthday they also got me a birthday hat so thoughtful and kind. I highly recommend going on this tour you will not regret it.
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Morannef
Sep 23, 2024
Wonderful experience - I had a very nice time, highlight of our trip! Swim and chill with dolphins on the beautiful sandbar next to Mnemba island.
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Dreamer63154451552
Sep 23, 2024
Amazing - We had a GREAT day. We spend hole morning on a boat, swimming with dolphins, snorkeling and relaxing at the sandbank with a lot of fresh fruit. It was amazing, the staff and captain were so nice. They really did their best to make it work to swim with dolphins
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